Southern Moderate African American Issues

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To be frank, Democrats in Dixie carry little weight for either major party. The Republicans know Democrats aren’t for them. National liberal Democrats tolerate moderate southern Dems unenthusiastically.

In a presidential general election, the Democrats concede the South and save their ammo for the so-called battleground states. Dems also put up little fight in southern governors, U.S. Senators, and state legislatures contests. However, the D.N.C. will hit up southern cities like Atlanta for fancy fundraising.

Nutshell:

Republicans win White House = Dam those rural Dems

Democrats win White House = rural hick Dems didn’t help worth a dam

Not so fast: Southern rural Democrats who are moderate to conservative can support Hillary Clinton in the primaries. Real city liberals on the two coasts (wine-sipping, tofu-eating, NPR listening) are feeling that Bernie Sanders socialism rhetoric. Black southern moderates know “give me, give me, give me” is the last thing Blacks in the struggle need to hear at this pivotal time. Deep inside, President Obama was a “lift yourself up” moderate raised by corn-fed Midwesterners. The Clintons were Democrat Leadership Council moderates before getting “citified.”

Moderate Democrats should spend the next few months standing up for the center and convincing young Southerners that Sanders playing Santa Claus isn’t the move.